Eva Dimas
Personal information
Full nameEva María Dimas Fontanals
Born18 March 1973 (1973-03-18) (age 50)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  El Salvador
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro – 75 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena + 75 kg

Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born 18 March 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female athlete and weightlifter from El Salvador.

Biography

She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.[1] Dimas is a niece of Valerio Fontanals. She carried the flag for El Salvador at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Previously Dimas competed as a discus thrower, finishing in 31st place at the 1995 World Championships.

Dimas tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone in June 2009 and was banned from competing for two years.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eva Dimas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Sanctioned athletes". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

External links

Olympic Games Preceded byJuan Vargas Flag bearer for  El Salvador Sydney 2000 Succeeded byEvelyn García Olympic Games Preceded byEvelyn García Flag bearer for  El Salvador Beijing 2008 Succeeded byEvelyn García


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